Chapter 203 I will torture you so much that you will live a life worse than death (Part 1)
Duke Xin's Mansion.
"The Emperor went to Yongning Palace to see the Empress Dowager, and they had an argument." Marquis Cheng'en asked worriedly, "Do you think the Emperor will change his mind?"
Duke Xin sat at the top, silent.
After a moment, he asked, "No news about Duan Hongyuan yet?"
Marquis Cheng'en said, "We sent people to search every possible place, and we searched the Duan Mansion several times, but we couldn't find any trace of him."
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Should we send someone to look for Duan Hongyuan's ancestral home?"
"Do you know where his ancestral home is?" asked Duke Xin.
Marquis Cheng'en was embarrassed and said nothing.
No one knows where Duan Hongyuan's ancestral home is; to be more precise, he has no ancestral home. He appears to have appeared in the capital out of nowhere, a desperate outlaw. As a young boy, he entered the capital with his martial arts skills, and was appreciated by the old master of the Liang family and raised in his mansion.
A few years later, Duan Hongyuan entered the palace and became a member of the Imperial Guards. He was aloof and unsociable. His only real quality was his secret love for the Empress Dowager. Back then, Old Master Liang had indeed intended to marry the Empress Dowager to Duan Hongyuan, but later...
"I suspect he's still in the capital," an aide said. "The capital has been under martial law since the Lantern Festival. Even if Duan Hongyuan is incredibly skilled, he wouldn't be able to silently escape the capital with his men."
"So, he must be hiding in the capital, maybe even right under our noses," he said.
After he finished speaking, Duke Xin was stunned.
Suddenly remembering something, he immediately said, "Quick! Come with me to a place!"
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In a remote house in the west of the city, a woman was sitting by the well washing clothes. While washing, she looked at the man sitting not far away.
He was a tall and strong man, but he was squeezed on a small stool. He held a wooden stick in his left hand and a small knife in his right hand, and was carving something seriously.
It was dark in the evening, and the thick night enveloped him, making his figure look lonely and heavy.
After a while, the woman stood up, wiped her apron with her wet hands, and walked over to him, gesturing with "ah ah ah".
The man looked up and said in a calm voice, "No need. I have to leave soon."
This person is Duan Hongyuan.
What the woman meant to ask was that when she was washing clothes, she found that his coat was torn and wanted to make a new one.
But Duan Hongyuan was only staying here temporarily and would have to leave in a few days, so he didn't care about clothes.
The woman looked a little lost.
Duan Hongyuan added, "I'll leave you some money after I leave."
After hearing this, the woman burst into tears. After a while, she turned around and sat back by the well to continue washing clothes.
However, just as he sat down, he suddenly heard the sound of tiles on the roof, and the next moment several men in black jumped down.
At this moment, Duan Hongyuan, who was sitting in the courtyard, suddenly flew up, drew his sword and started fighting with these people.
Duan Hongyuan was a martial arts prodigy, possessing extraordinary skill, making him a match for ordinary men. However, the arrival today was different; it seemed they were top-tier experts. The swift flashes of swords forced Duan Hongyuan to retreat. In desperation, he leaped into the air, only to fall directly into the encirclement of the men in black.
Soon, the fight stopped and Duan Hongyuan was trapped in the middle.
Holding a long sword, he looked back sharply and saw a dark figure at the door.
"Pei Xingju! It's you!"
Pei Xingju walked in with his hands behind his back, a slight smile on his lips, but the smile was frivolous: "How are you? Commander Duan!"
"How did you know I was here?"
"It's very simple." Pei Xingju said, "I accidentally learned that Commander Duan has a hidden disease that is unknown to the public. If I check all the pharmacies in the capital, wouldn't I find it?"
Duan Hongyuan was shocked. He didn't expect that he could find out like this.
He had always suffered from diabetes, requiring medication to maintain his condition. However, he was not the only one in the world with this disease. There were at least hundreds, if not thousands, of people in the capital. Pei Xingju had surprisingly tracked down his whereabouts in a short period of time.
"Before, I underestimated you."
"Starting today, you might as well re-evaluate."
After saying that, Pei Xingju drew his sword and flew straight towards Duan Hongyuan.
The sword energies collided in a split second, Pei Xingju's movements nimble and lightning-fast. Duan Hongyuan was surprised to find himself somewhat outmatched after a few moves. He'd only known Pei Xingju as a martial artist, but rarely seen him in combat, so he had no idea of his depth. Unexpectedly, today's bout had left him feeling incredibly exhausted.
Besides being surprised, Duan Hongyuan also felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen Pei Xingju's skills somewhere before.
The two men fought fiercely for hundreds of rounds, from the courtyard to the roof, and then to mid-air. Finally, Duan Hongyuan's body slid out and hit the corner of the wall.
He slowly stood up, his wrist gripping the hilt of the sword. In a moment, he saw a stream of red winding down and slowly dripping onto the ground.
Duan Hongyuan was injured.
He laughed, "It's been a while since anyone has fought me so happily. Pei Xingju, you've impressed me."
He held his sword horizontally: "Come again!"
Pei Xingju was too lazy to waste time with him. He flipped his wrist and a broken arrow shot out from his sleeve and pierced the night sky.
The next moment, Duan Hongyuan felt a dull pain in his chest. He looked down and saw the broken arrow stuck straight into his body.
The wound was not deep, but it made him feel humiliated.
"you--"
"You should recognize this arrow," Pei Xingju said, "Last February, when I returned to the capital, you sent someone to assassinate me with this arrow."
The arrow was poisoned at that time. Otherwise, he would not have lost his memory for nearly half a year.
Pei Xingju had been waiting to settle this account with him.
"Don't worry, I'm different from you, Duan Hongyuan. I won't shamelessly put poison on the arrow."
Duan Hongyuan breathed a sigh of relief, but only just as he was halfway there did he hear him say, "But I will torture you so badly that you'll live a life worse than death."
"Take him away!"
"Yes." The man in black immediately stepped forward and grabbed Duan Hongyuan.
Pei Xingju turned his gaze to the woman by the well and saw that she was so frightened that she dared not move, and just looked at the injured Duan Hongyuan with tears in her eyes.
He withdrew his gaze indifferently and walked into the house.
At this time, the lights in the room were dim, and a thin woman was sitting beside the narrow and shabby bed.
She slowly raised her head from the candlelight, revealing a beautiful and haggard face.
It was Liang Yixin, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.
Liang Yixin had already heard the noise outside. When she heard Duan Hongyuan calling "Pei Xingju", her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
She sat quietly on the edge of the bed, her hands trembling in her sleeves. She was happy that it was Pei Xingju who had come to save her, but she was also sad to see him again and see herself in this state.
I have become someone who is no longer qualified to like him.
She stared at Pei Xingju intently. Her years of upbringing had enabled her to behave very well. Although her face looked a little haggard, she still had the reserve and dignity of a noble lady.
"Master Pei." She stood up and bowed.
Pei Xingju glanced at her and saw that she was fine, so he just nodded slightly and turned to leave.
The moment he turned around, Liang Yixin's eyes changed slightly, and she looked at his back with affection.
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